Nursery rocking-chair.



A. D. SIMMONDS.

NURSERY ROCKING CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 4, 1905.

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AGNES D. SIMMONDS, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

NURSERY ROCKING-CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 13, 1908.

Application filed April 4, 1905. Serial No. 253,812.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AoNns D. SIMMONDS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in l ursery Rocking-Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in nursery rocking chairs.

The object of my invention is to provide a chair particularly adaptedfor nursery purposes.

My invention provides a chair in which the arm rests thereof may beswung from one position to another to remove them from interference withthe movements of-the occupant and for the further purpose of formingtowel racks.

My invention provides further, on one of the arm rests, a shelf adaptedto support a wash bowl or other toilet articles and movable, when notused for such purposes and when the arm rest is swung to the closedposition, to a position under the seat.

My invention provides further, releasable means for locking the armrests in the open and closed positions.

Other novel features are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings illustrative of my invention, Figure 1 is aside elevation view of my improved nursery rocking chair. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal sectional view taken on the dotted line ab of Fig. 1, the armrests being shown in solid lines in the open position andin dotted linesin the closed position. Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on the dottedlines cd of Fig. 1, the locking bolt being shown engaged with the barhinged to one of the rockers. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3,

the locking bolt being shown withdrawn from the bar pivoted to one ofthe rockers. Fig. 5 is a central vertical sectional view. Fig. 6 is ahorizontal sectional view taken on the dotted line ef of Fig. 5. Fig. 7is a vertical sectional view, taken on the dotted lineg-h of Fig. 1 andshowing one of the mech- 1iniisms for locking the arm rests to the chairSimilar characters of reference denote similar parts.

The chair body is provided with a back 1 having the ordinary horizontalseat 2, the back and seat being mounted upon two rockers 3 which aremounted respectively in grooves provided in the upper sides of twohorizontal supporting members 4, connected by a transverse horizontalbar 5 and forming the rocker support. Upon the upper side of eachsupporting member 4 is secured thereto, by vertical bolts 7, a spring 6,the forward and rear ends of which bear downward respectively upon twohorizontal pins 8 extending inwardly from the adjacent rocker 3.

Each rocker is provided with the following described mechanism forlimiting its rocking movement and for releasably locking, when desired,the rocker against any movement. Pivoted at its upper end to ahorizontal pin 9, mounted preferably in the outer side adjacent theforward end of each rocker 3, is a bar 10, which extends downwardlythrough a horizontally disposed bracket 11, secured upon the outer sideof the adjacent supporting member 4. A horizontal locking bolt 12,disposed perpendicular to the bar 10, is slidably mounted in the bracket11 and is adapted to have its inner end enter in a transverse hole 13provided in the bar 10. A spring 14 encircles the bolt 12 and has itsouter end bearing upon the inner side of the bracket 11 and its innerend bearing against a head 15 provided on the bolt 12 and adapted to beforced by the spring 14 into the hole 13. On the bolt 12 is provided aradial pin 16 which, when the bolt 12 is drawn outwardly to the positionshown in Fig. 4 and the bolt 12 rotated part of a circle, will engagethe outer side of the bracket 11 and prevent inward movement of the bolt12. The position of the hole 13 in the bar 10 is such that when the bolt12 is turned so that the pin 16 registers with the slot 17 provided inthe bracket 11 the spring 14 will force the bolt inwardly into the hole13 and retain the chair with its seat 2, in a horizontal'position.

At one side of the chair is provided a swinging arm rest comprising theupper and lower horizontal members 18 and 19 mounted by means of hinges20 and 21 respectively, upon the chair back 1. To the forward ends ofthe members 18 and 19 are secured respectively the upper and lower endsof the vertical member 22 of the arm rest. To the inner side of themember 19 is secured a horizontal shelf 23 adapted, when the arm resthaving the member 19 is swung to the proper position, to be disposed, asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, beneath the seat 2. The shelf 23 may beprovided with a hole or depression 24 substantiallyhorizontal adapted toreceive therein a wash bowl. It may also be provided with a similarrecess 25 adapted to receive therein asoap dish. Upon the upper side ofthe shelf 23 is secured one end of an upwardly extending spring 26, theother end of which is adapted to spring upward when the shelf is in theposition shown in solid lines in Fig. 2 and engage the outer side of thethe chair in the closed positions, each arm is provided with thefollowing described mechanismz On the lower end of each vertical memberof the chair arm is mounted a case 33 in which is slidably mounted avertical bolt 34 having thereon a horizontal projection 35 extendingthrough a slot 36 in the case 33. A coil spring 37 encircles the bolt 34and bearing against the inner upper side of the case 33 normally forcesthe lower end. of the bolt 34 to a position in which it will enter asocket 38 secured onthe chair seat 2 when-the arm rest is swung to theclosed position. If it is desired to withdraw the shelf 23 to theposition shown in Fig. 2, in solid lines, the bolt 34 carried by themember 22, is forced upwardly against the pressure of the spring 37until it clears the socket 38 at which time the shelf 23 may be swungoutwardly with its supporting arm rest. To limit the rocking movement ofthe rockers each of the bars 10 is provided above and bestriking thebracket 1], limit the movement of the bar 10 and thereby limit therocking movement of the rockers 3.

Various modifications of my invention may be made without departing fromits spirit.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1. A nursery chair provided with the chair body havingthe seat and. back, an arm rest comprising two horizontal membersdisposed one above the other and hinged at their rear ends respectivelyto the back, and a vertieal member secured at its ends respectively tothe forward ends of the horizontal members, and a shell carried by thelower horizontal member of the arm rest and movable, when the arm restis properly swung, to and from a position under the seat.

2. A nursery chair provided, with the elmir body having a seat and back,an arm rest comprising two horizontal members disposed one above theother and hinged at their rear ends respectively to the baek, and averlieal member secured at its ends respeetively to the forward ends ofthe horizontal members, a shell carried by the lower horizontal memberof the arm rest and, movable, when the arm rest is properly swung, toand from a position under the seat, and means for releasably locking thearm rest in the open and closed position.

In testimony whereof I alliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

lVARREN D. House GEORGE O. LA hlOUN'lAlN.

